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Clemson

ACC · 2009 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–5
0.643 Win %
Conference
4th
6–3 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
797–476–44
0.622 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
2016, 2018
#1 Finishes
2
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 38
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Clemson head-to-head · History & Eras

2009 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HSUN10–3W 37–14
3Week 3 · Sep 15Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC11–3L 27–30
4Week 4 · Sep 22Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC8–5W 25–7
5Week 5 · Sep 29TCUH2HMWC12–1L 10–14
6Week 6 · Oct 6Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC2–10L 21–24
8Week 8 · Oct 20Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–7W 38–3
9Week 9 · Oct 27Miami (MIAMI)H2HACC9–4W 40–37
10Week 10 · Nov 3FCSUnranked—W 49–3
11Week 11 · Nov 10Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC7–6W 40–24
12Week 12 · Nov 17NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC5–7W 43–23
13Week 13 · Nov 24Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC3–9W 34–21
14Week 14 · Dec 1South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC7–6L 17–34
14Regular Season Final · Dec 8Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC11–3L 34–39
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 29Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC7–6W 21–13

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.061
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+31
-23+54
  • Middle Tennessee +10
  • Miami +9
  • Boston College +8
  • Florida State +7
  • Kentucky +7
  • Wake Forest +5
  • NC State +5
  • Virginia +3
  • TCU -1
  • Georgia Tech -3
  • Georgia Tech -3
  • South Carolina -6
  • Maryland -10

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #29Better than 80%
Win % Place 32ndBetter than 77%

0.643 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#33Post-Season W1#33Post-Season W2#28Post-Season W3#28Post-Season W4#29Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+23
-3
+18
-4
-3
+35
+3
+46
+16
+20
+13
-17
-5
+8

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#512004#262005#362006#232007#492008

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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